AI and Blockchain Applications for ESG Financing and Investing Webinar
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About this event
Alex G. Lee, Ph.D. - AI & blockchain expert and New York State attorney at TechIPm, LLC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgeunholee/) - will present an overview of ESG investing trends, an introduction of the state-of-the-art AI & blockchain innovations, and the current status of AI & blockchain applications for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) socially responsible financing and sustainable impact investing. Specifically, Alex G. Lee will discuss the AI (e.g., Deep Learning/BERT NLP) applications regarding the ESG data analysis for ESG scores/investment opportunity/risk management and the blockchain DeFi (decentralized finance) based new ESG financing platform development.
Mike Spaeth - senior account executive of Private Equity ESG program at EcoVadis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/spaethmike/) - will define ESG within Private Equity and the impact it has on both General Partners and Portfolio Companies. It will also highlight the benefits and why it is important to various stakeholders. In summary, the ROI of an ESG program will be reviewed.
Agenda:
Part I
ESG Trends to Watch in 2021 - Alex G. Lee
The Role and ROI of ESG in Private Equity - Mike Spaeth
The state of the art AI innovations Status - Alex G. Lee
Part II
Status of AI applications for ESG - Alex G. Lee
Live Demos of AI applications for ESG analysis (ESG scoring, investing opportunities/risks identification) - Alex G. Lee
EcoVadis' (https://ecovadis.com/) Business Sustainability Ratings Practices - Mike Spaeth
Part III
Status of blockchain applications for ESG - Alex G. Lee
Introduction of DeFi- Alex G. Lee
DeFi based ESG financing platform development - Alex G. Lee
Part IV
Q&A & Discussion - Alex G. Lee & Mike Spaeth
Place: Online Zoom meeting
You can join the Zoom meeting 15 min before starting the webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88512276045?pwd=cjFEeWxHMkpSZS9QUHZOQTJNUXNzQT09
Passcode: 202053
Time: April 28 2021 7 pm – 9.30 pm Eastern Time/EDT (US and Canada)
April 28 2021 4 pm – 6.30 pm Pacific Time/PST (US and Canada)
April 29, 2021 8 am – 10.30 am GMT+9 Time Zone (S. Korea and Japan)